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. ♪ >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonightt in "the war room," well at the end of the fight, the best way to figure out who won and lost is to look at who is smiling and who is not. and honestly i cannot remember the last time i saw john boehner even crack a grin. [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: 24 hours after congress finally did something, the right-wing is up in arms! the reports headline was republican horror new year. scary stuff. and it only got spookier from there as republicans turned on their own. >> republicans caved last night. >> they waited 20 years before giving themselves away. >> i would be. >> seriously, could the republican party have mismanaged this any worse. >> i think the president did a great job of getting the speaker to undo everything that he promised he would do. >> after midnight and all of that partying and rivalry that goes on at new year's eve, what i can tell you is they did half a bill. >> jennifer: not just the folks on the right who are whining and complaining, there are some on th
. ♪ >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonightt in "the war room," well at the end of the fight, the best way to figure out who won and lost is to look at who is smiling and who is not. and honestly i cannot remember the last time i saw john boehner even crack a grin. [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: 24 hours after congress finally did something, the right-wing is up in arms! the reports headline was republican horror new year. scary stuff. and it only got spookier...
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. >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight on in "the war room," the gun safety debate is still being waged and it's still in the public's consciousness. it's something but it's far from enough. theme [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: let's start tonight in a little store in riverdale, illinois, called chuck's gun shop. chuck's gun shop sells ammunition and guns including ber ret tas, glocks pistols shotguns. it's just a few miles from chicago, and since 2008 more than 1300 guns that were confiscated came from this one shop. there is not a single gunshot or gun range inside of the city limits of chicago. but shops like chuck's gun shop can sell guns without restriction, so chicago continues to struggle with a wave of violence filed by these outside guns flooding into the city. 6,000 guns came into chicago just from suburban illinois in the last five years. more have some from neighboring indiana, and thousands more have come there mississippi, which has some of the loosest gun laws in the nation. of the 20,000 guns co
. >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight on in "the war room," the gun safety debate is still being waged and it's still in the public's consciousness. it's something but it's far from enough. theme [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: let's start tonight in a little store in riverdale, illinois, called chuck's gun shop. chuck's gun shop sells ammunition and guns including ber ret tas, glocks pistols shotguns. it's just a few miles from chicago, and since 2008 more than...
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. >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. welcome to the one-year anniversary of the war room. chuck hagel still has a chance of being confirmed as this country's next secretary of defense, although it's wise to hold off on changing the letter head for just a bit. >> there is more troubling news coming out of iran today. officials there told u.n. nuclear inspectors that they plan to process uranium two or three times faster than it can now. the possibility that iran might develop nuclear weapons only adds to the tension in this region. israeli warplanes had struck targets inside syria. and tomorrow vice president joe biden is going to head to europe to meet with syrian opposition leaders in europe. against that dramatic backdrop, chuck hagel made his case to be secretary of defense. before his hearing it seemed that he would succeed, but things did not go as planned. hagel had to correct his statement on iran's nuclear ambitious. >> by the way i just have been handed a note that i misspoke and said i supported the president's position on containment. if i said that, it meant to
. >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. welcome to the one-year anniversary of the war room. chuck hagel still has a chance of being confirmed as this country's next secretary of defense, although it's wise to hold off on changing the letter head for just a bit. >> there is more troubling news coming out of iran today. officials there told u.n. nuclear inspectors that they plan to process uranium two or three times faster than it can now. the possibility that iran might develop...
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. [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in "the war room," of all of the words spoken in support of gun safety over the last few weeks, these four may pro forma to be the most important: now is the time. >> as americans we are endowed by our creator with certain inalenable rights that no man or government can take away from us, but we have also long recognized as our founders recognized that with rights come responsibilities. >> jennifer: a call for an assault weapons ban, call for limits on magazine rounds and dozen of other measures. the most sweeping effort at gun-safety reform, well, ever. and with it comes the inevitable backlash. but to those who have worked to weaken gun laws, and to those who will sink to any depth to sink to that what theirs and theirs alone, take solis in this: you didn't leave us any choice. ♪ >> jennifer: the president came out hard on gun safety today announcing a sweeping new plan to curb our nation's rampant gun violence. he took his case to the american people pledging to fight so
. [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in "the war room," of all of the words spoken in support of gun safety over the last few weeks, these four may pro forma to be the most important: now is the time. >> as americans we are endowed by our creator with certain inalenable rights that no man or government can take away from us, but we have also long recognized as our founders recognized that with rights come responsibilities. >> jennifer:...
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[♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. this is "the war room." the next four years starts right now. >> obama: we know that america thriver -- thrives when every person has pride in their work we are true to our creed when a little girl born into the bleakest poverty know she has the same chance to succeed as anybody else because she is an american, she is free and she is equal not just in the eyes of god but also in our own. >> jennifer: if you are wondering how president obama is going to govern in his second term, those lines provide a really important clue. he was strong and he made this really important point; that he will not abandon the poor or the vulnerable or the marginalized. president obama said that social security and medicaid and medicare do not make us weak as a nation do not make us a nation of takers. those things they make us stronger as a nation. the president and we he said we cannot rest until all americans, all children, all people know matter their circumstances, all of us give meaning to that declaration of independence t
[♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. this is "the war room." the next four years starts right now. >> obama: we know that america thriver -- thrives when every person has pride in their work we are true to our creed when a little girl born into the bleakest poverty know she has the same chance to succeed as anybody else because she is an american, she is free and she is equal not just in the eyes of god but also in our own. >> jennifer: if you...
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: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in "the war room," what do you call it when governors andrew cuomo dan malloy, chris christie, and new york mayor, michael bloomberg all come out publicly in support of an overhaul to our gun laws? pretty good start. [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: it's been nearly four weeks since the sandy hook shootings, and said for the first time since then, the connecticut legislature was back in session. governor dan malloy made on emotional plea to lawmakers some of them from newtown itself a plea to take action in memory of the victims. >> and yet in the midst of one of the worst days in our history, we also saw the best of our state. teachers and a therapist that sacrificed their live pros texting students. a principal and school psychologist that ran into harm's way. our brave connecticut state troopers, newtown's local law enforcement and firemen and others that responded courageously when called upon. sorry. >> jennifer: it's okay. it's heart breaking. but it also offers some h
: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in "the war room," what do you call it when governors andrew cuomo dan malloy, chris christie, and new york mayor, michael bloomberg all come out publicly in support of an overhaul to our gun laws? pretty good start. [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: it's been nearly four weeks since the sandy hook shootings, and said for the first time since then, the connecticut legislature was back in session. governor dan malloy made on emotional plea to...
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. >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in the war room john kerry gets ready to take over as secretary of state. and north korea sends him a congratulations message. [ ♪ music ♪ ] there was frightening news from the other side of the pacific today. north korea has vowed to continue testing new nuclear weapons and said it would launch long-range rockets that it claims can reach the united states. this just after the united nations instituted sanctions on its last rocket launch. it does not seem to have much impact on kim jung-un. a variety of satellites and long long-range rocketses which will be launched one after another we will target the u.s. the sworn enemy of of the american people. settling accounts with the u.s. needs to be done with force not with words as it regards jungle law the rule of its survival. what? the country's belligerent stance is one more issue on the president's full foreign policy plate, and it's going to be a concern for john kerry if he's confirmed secretary of state as he's very like
. >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in the war room john kerry gets ready to take over as secretary of state. and north korea sends him a congratulations message. [ ♪ music ♪ ] there was frightening news from the other side of the pacific today. north korea has vowed to continue testing new nuclear weapons and said it would launch long-range rockets that it claims can reach the united states. this just after the united nations instituted sanctions on its last rocket launch....
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. >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in "the war room," president obama nominates a republican war hero for defense secretary, and republicans say they don't like it. honestly, what is wrong with these people? [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: today the president nominated normer nebraska senator, chuck hagel for defense secretary so he would be the first enlisted soldier to leave the department. and also the first vietnam department. he has gotten endorsements from colon powell robert gates, tom ridge, but the other defining element of his resume? he's a republican. >> finally chuck represents the bipartisan tradition that we need more of in washington. for his independence he has earned the respect of military leaders, republicans and democrats, including me. >> jennifer: he would be the second appointed cabinet member. and not since president kennedy have there been that many republican in a democratic administration. but listen to this. >> i know chuck hagel. he is an honorable man, but he is profoundly wron
. >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in "the war room," president obama nominates a republican war hero for defense secretary, and republicans say they don't like it. honestly, what is wrong with these people? [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: today the president nominated normer nebraska senator, chuck hagel for defense secretary so he would be the first enlisted soldier to leave the department. and also the first vietnam department. he has gotten endorsements...
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we haven't heard from him since. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in "the war room," more than three weeks have passed since the sandy hook shooting. still no meaningful gun legislation. but still something is happening, the faces who will lead the fight for the remormon has begun to emerge as has the faces of those who will fight against them. some of these faces are new. some are expected, and all of them will play a role in what is going to become one of this country's most passionate and telling debates. >> jennifer: i'd like to start tonight by introducing you to christina taylor green she's an energic third grader with a passion for dancing and baseball. she's the only girl on her little league team, and girl after my own heart she has a keen interest in politics, which is why two years ago today christina taylor green went to meet her congressional representative gabby giffords. on that day the same spray of gunfire that hit giffords killed christina green. the pain of losing a nine-year-old child is simply unimaginable. but her mothe
we haven't heard from him since. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in "the war room," more than three weeks have passed since the sandy hook shooting. still no meaningful gun legislation. but still something is happening, the faces who will lead the fight for the remormon has begun to emerge as has the faces of those who will fight against them. some of these faces are new. some are expected, and all of them will play a role in what is going to...
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i'm jennifer granholm. so five-term iowa senator, tom harkin surprised many in washington by announcing after 40 years in congress he is calling it quits. typically when a senator retires, he or she talking about spending more time with their family, or the desire to write a book or teach. but tom harkin not so much. he said this . . . now when hark inlast ran in 2008, he raced $9.2 million, a lot of money. fund-raising dialing for dollars as washington insiders call it it takes up a lot of time. look at this graphic. the average senator spends four hours a day on fund-raising calls, compared to just two hours on the floor, and one to two hours meeting with constituents. coming to us from washington to discuss the out-sized influence that money still has over politics is "mother jones" magazine's dark money reporter andy kroll. andy welcome back inside "the war room." >> it's great to be back. >> tell us this insane amount of time that senators and members of congress have to spend fund-raising. does it not
i'm jennifer granholm. so five-term iowa senator, tom harkin surprised many in washington by announcing after 40 years in congress he is calling it quits. typically when a senator retires, he or she talking about spending more time with their family, or the desire to write a book or teach. but tom harkin not so much. he said this . . . now when hark inlast ran in 2008, he raced $9.2 million, a lot of money. fund-raising dialing for dollars as washington insiders call it it takes up a lot of...
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. [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in "the war room," guns and violence in video games, guns and violence in movies guns and violence in your streets. the study say the connection is murky at best. the eyeball test is another matter. [♪ theme music ♪] [ gunfire ] [ explosion ] [♪ dramatic music ♪] >> jennifer: that's a clip of the video game "call of duty," and the game that adam lanza used to play. he is the person who killed the 26 people in newtown, connecticut a while back. it has prompted a nationwide examination of those games. and today vice president biden met with members of the video game industry, he says that he has an open mind, but you know who has already decided that violent video games lead to gun violence? this guy. >> there exists in this country sadly, a callus corrupt, and corrupting shadow industry that sells and stows violence against its own people. through vicious, violent video games with names like "bullet storm," "grand theft auto" and others. >> jennifer: of course that is w
. [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in "the war room," guns and violence in video games, guns and violence in movies guns and violence in your streets. the study say the connection is murky at best. the eyeball test is another matter. [♪ theme music ♪] [ gunfire ] [ explosion ] [♪ dramatic music ♪] >> jennifer: that's a clip of the video game "call of duty," and the game that adam lanza used to play. he is the person who...
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. >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in the war room the answer is no, and we don't care what the question is. at least that seemed to be the running theme in a busy day at the office from the executive branch. of course when you're dealing with the nra this is somewhat expected. republicans have made no secrets that they intend to make the confirmation of chuck hagel very difficult. and jack lou who was nominated for treasury secretary will have a much easier go of it than hagel. well the conventional wisdom may be wrong. alabama senator jeff sessions, who is the ranking minority member of the senate budget committee had this to say about jack lou. >> i tend to oppose this nomination. he doesn't bring the former new york fed chairman like secretary geithner and other very prominent people that we've had as secretary of treasury the premier financial position in the united states government more important because our president has no training, and really no understanding of class classical business and economics.
. >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in the war room the answer is no, and we don't care what the question is. at least that seemed to be the running theme in a busy day at the office from the executive branch. of course when you're dealing with the nra this is somewhat expected. republicans have made no secrets that they intend to make the confirmation of chuck hagel very difficult. and jack lou who was nominated for treasury secretary will have a much easier go of it than...
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. >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in the war room, the immigration debate continues to move forward so far avoiding any landmines that would discredit the following phrase: ladies and% gentlemen, it looks like there's a chance. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> jennifer: you recall that yesterday a bipartisan group of senators came up with a plan to reform our broken immigration system. and for that they deserve a hearty iran of applause. and they did get some appreciation, or at least from progressives but conservatives still need to be convinced that their leaders didn't just give in to the democrats. so before the president could even make his own remarks on immigration, republican committee members were striding around the talk shows, talking tough, and pledging not to give any ground. here is senator marco rubio on fox news this morning. >> the president sees this as an opportunity to move this issue to the left, to try to outbid us on immigration. i think this speaks poorly on the outcome of this entire endeavo
. >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in the war room, the immigration debate continues to move forward so far avoiding any landmines that would discredit the following phrase: ladies and% gentlemen, it looks like there's a chance. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> jennifer: you recall that yesterday a bipartisan group of senators came up with a plan to reform our broken immigration system. and for that they deserve a hearty iran of applause. and they did get some appreciation, or...
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>> jennifer: i'm jenna jameson. tonight in "the war room," it is a wild world. cat stevens knew it, so should we. [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: so the president won reelection on the promise of strengthening the middle class, and creating a equitable domestic economy. and that message is now forming foreign policy as well. senator john kerry laid out his vision at the senate confirmation hearings yesterdays, and it relies as much on economics as diplomasy. >> we know that american foreign policy is not defined by drones and deployments alone. more than ever foreign policy is economic policy. the world is competing for resources in global markets. >> jennifer: the obama/kerry foreign policy doctrine might be it's the economy stupid, and in fact it is really a economic strategy. much of the violence was driven by individuals financial insecurity as a result of the poverty. look at the arab spring which economic grievances lead to political revolution. a fruit selling started that protest by lighting himself on fire. his protest lead to the oh eventually overt
>> jennifer: i'm jenna jameson. tonight in "the war room," it is a wild world. cat stevens knew it, so should we. [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: so the president won reelection on the promise of strengthening the middle class, and creating a equitable domestic economy. and that message is now forming foreign policy as well. senator john kerry laid out his vision at the senate confirmation hearings yesterdays, and it relies as much on economics as diplomasy. >> we...
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. [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in "the war room," one week until inauguration, and the president's second term will likely begin the way his first term ended with questions about the debt ceiling, questions about gun safety questions about whether this congress will give so much as an inch on any of it. i'm afraid we might already know the answer to the last one. [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: it has been nearly five weeks since the nowtown massacre, and the town's police chief has a very simple message for washington. >> ban assault weapons, restrict those magazines that have so many bullets in them. >> jennifer: progressives are pushing for a ban and diane feinstein says she'll introduce on assault weapon ban later this month. john mccain expressed his doubts. >> do you think an assault weapons ban can pass the congress? >> no. >> do you think it should? >> no. >> jennifer: now the question is without republican support is the president going to push for a ban any ways? so from his progressive basis p
. [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in "the war room," one week until inauguration, and the president's second term will likely begin the way his first term ended with questions about the debt ceiling, questions about gun safety questions about whether this congress will give so much as an inch on any of it. i'm afraid we might already know the answer to the last one. [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: it has been nearly five weeks since the...
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speaking of which jennifer, what are you doing here. >> jennifer: i got to go. always such fascinating stories that you guys do. i appreciate it. we'll be watching at the top of the hour. >> cenk: thank you. >> jennifer: now a look at some of the other stories that are buzzing around "the war room." stuff that i thought was really fascinateing. fist of all, chelsey clinton is going to share the community service event that will kick off inauguration weekend, and it's intended to encourage americans across the country to volunteer in remembrance of martin luther king jr. khelsea china clinton's role she can speak, and encouraging events in all 50 states. if you want to see more go to www.currenttv/"thewarroom." andspeakingofcivilrightsactivist andspeakingofcivilrightsactivist s, david david campos is would like to rename the airport after harvey milk. campos already has four cosponsors. there are airport across the country already named for individuals, but if this legislation passes, san francisco would be the first airport in the world to honor somebody who is
speaking of which jennifer, what are you doing here. >> jennifer: i got to go. always such fascinating stories that you guys do. i appreciate it. we'll be watching at the top of the hour. >> cenk: thank you. >> jennifer: now a look at some of the other stories that are buzzing around "the war room." stuff that i thought was really fascinateing. fist of all, chelsey clinton is going to share the community service event that will kick off inauguration weekend, and it's...
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♪ >> jennifer: we're back inside "the war room." i'm jennifer granholm. so remember when the national rifle association blamed the newtown tragedy on violent video game? well now we learn that over the weekend, the nra released a game for cell phone users that allows players to shoot at coffin-shaped targets with bullseyes at the head and heart. so is the nra being hypocritical shooting its in the foot or right on target. coming to us from pensacola, florida is mike papantonio, host of "reign of fire" radio show. welcome inside "the war room." >> how are you governor? >> jennifer: i'm so glad you are on. thank you for joining us. what are your thoughts about this phone app? >> it is typical what we have seen from the nra. every time there is a tragedy, we hear the blame game. it's the movie industry the civil justice process, the blame game never stops. they are unable to be honest with themselves and say we create a weapon that can kill a hundred people in less than 20 seconds. it was the same thing in columbine, the same methodology, blame somebody else
♪ >> jennifer: we're back inside "the war room." i'm jennifer granholm. so remember when the national rifle association blamed the newtown tragedy on violent video game? well now we learn that over the weekend, the nra released a game for cell phone users that allows players to shoot at coffin-shaped targets with bullseyes at the head and heart. so is the nra being hypocritical shooting its in the foot or right on target. coming to us from pensacola, florida is mike...
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. >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in "the war room," a day of firsts and lasts for women in america. [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: today was a big day for women in combat. first, female members of the military finally broke the glass ceiling which keeps them from serving on the front lines alongside their male colleagues. the 1994 ban on women in combat gone. with defense secretary leon panetta announcing he is going to eliminate the ban. and one of the most powerful women in the world, secretary of state hillary clinton took fire as she answered questions about the attacks in benghazi that killed four americans, including ambassador chris stevens and she not only exhibited strength she also displayed raw emotion. >> for me this is not just a matter of policy. it's personal. i stood next to president obama as the marines care rid those flag-draped caskets off of the plane at andrews. i put my arms around the mothers and fathers, the sister and brothers, the sons and daughters, and the wives left alone to
. >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in "the war room," a day of firsts and lasts for women in america. [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: today was a big day for women in combat. first, female members of the military finally broke the glass ceiling which keeps them from serving on the front lines alongside their male colleagues. the 1994 ban on women in combat gone. with defense secretary leon panetta announcing he is going to eliminate the ban. and one of the...
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. >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. i'm becoming increasingly clear that president obama will again deal with a congress that will not act in a rational manner that will put ideology before country; that would rather obstruct in bad faith than act in good. so tonight in "the war room," nuclear options. [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: 113th congress had its first full day in session today, and we have already seen signs that the republican party is not planning to play any nicer this time around than last time around. there's some good news because in its first major vote congress did pass legislation to help sandy victims, a $9.7 billion package, and the majority of republicans did vote for the plan presumably bending to significant public pressure. but about a third of the republican caucus actually voted against it. against a bill to help hurricane victims, and that includes some major figures like representative paul ryan. that is just one of the many signs of fracture within the republican caucus which is still r
. >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. i'm becoming increasingly clear that president obama will again deal with a congress that will not act in a rational manner that will put ideology before country; that would rather obstruct in bad faith than act in good. so tonight in "the war room," nuclear options. [♪ theme music ♪] >> jennifer: 113th congress had its first full day in session today, and we have already seen signs that the republican party is not planning to play...
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>> jennifer: good morning, everyone. welcome to current's coverage of the inauguration of president barack obama. i'm jennifer granholm joined in new york by john fuglesang, host of "viewpoint." >> good morning. >> jennifer: current political analyst michael shure is joining us from portland, oregon, of all places. we'll also have bill press and david shuster reporting for us from washington, d.c. they're on the ground and also have today current contributor michael hastings, the author of "panic 2012, the sublime and terrifying story of obama's campaign." we'll talk about that a little bit as well. so excited you guys. this is the best of what america has to offer in terms of pomp and circumstance and marking a point in history. do you not agree? do you love this? >> john: i couldn't agree more. it is a pleasure to be here as a contributor to this network which has spent so much time covering this campaign but also of history. i love inauguration day because it really -- it is the one day that brings the past and future
>> jennifer: good morning, everyone. welcome to current's coverage of the inauguration of president barack obama. i'm jennifer granholm joined in new york by john fuglesang, host of "viewpoint." >> good morning. >> jennifer: current political analyst michael shure is joining us from portland, oregon, of all places. we'll also have bill press and david shuster reporting for us from washington, d.c. they're on the ground and also have today current contributor michael...
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>> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in "the war room," the far right's response to any proposal put forth by the president has become so predictable, so set in stone that any description of it is merely a matter of filling in the blanks. the american people overwhelmingly support -- >> gun safety reform. >> jennifer: spread of the will of american people, congressional republicans can do anything they can to -- >> stop gun safety reform. >> jennifer: they're beholding to special-interest groups. in this case -- >> announcer: the national rifle association. >> jennifer: their refusal to support gun safety reform will hurt them especially among women. it can best be described as moronic, ill-advised thinking, hash tag fail system overload. system overload. system overload. >> jennifer: so yesterday the president showed strong resolve in calling for new gun safety legislation and today republicans reacted by going completely out of their minds. as humorist put it, they're now accusing president obama of using his p
>> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in "the war room," the far right's response to any proposal put forth by the president has become so predictable, so set in stone that any description of it is merely a matter of filling in the blanks. the american people overwhelmingly support -- >> gun safety reform. >> jennifer: spread of the will of american people, congressional republicans can do anything they can to -- >> stop gun safety reform. >>...
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>> exactly. >> jennifer: thank you so much for coming in to tell the story. >> thank you. >> jennifer: jonathan frieman inside "the war room." >> thank you. >> jennifer: all right. everybody you all have a great night. we'll see you back here tomorrow. ♪ [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] welcome to "the young turks." we've got an awesome show for you tonight. don't we every night. gun control advocates, including sun whosomeone who is going to be on the show, colin goddard. >> we're determined to take action. this is not an exercise in photo opportunity. >> stop and frisk in new york. a judge said, you know, a little unconstitutional because of moments like this. >> cenk: the amount of time they have stop and frisk minorities is insane. and speaking of insane, the subsidiary of halliburton poison our troops. that is not theoretical they won. they poisoned our troops. now they want us to pay for it. >> kbr workers wearing white chemical suits. >> they were in full protective chemical gear from head to toe. i looked at one of my men and said this can't be good, can it. >> they want the tax paye
>> exactly. >> jennifer: thank you so much for coming in to tell the story. >> thank you. >> jennifer: jonathan frieman inside "the war room." >> thank you. >> jennifer: all right. everybody you all have a great night. we'll see you back here tomorrow. ♪ [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] welcome to "the young turks." we've got an awesome show for you tonight. don't we every night. gun control advocates, including sun whosomeone who is going to be...
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. >> jennifer: your tweets are a tough act to follow, and the numbers bear me out on that. someone is always in the war room. check us out online. you can check out our twitter feet, our facebook page and exclusive web extras, and thank you to you all for joining us here in "the war room." have a great night, and we'll see you back here tomorrow. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> cenk: welcome to the "the young turks." we have an interesting show for you tonight. we have madness in the middle east. i know you're used to that but we have massacres in syria and riots in egypt. we'll one of the top experts in the country on that. >> i have decided to declare a state of emergency in in the provinces. [ yelling ] >> cenk: and then the great grandson of elron hubbard comes back on the show. i want to ask him what does scientology have in store for some of the celebrities like katie holmes and what is it like to live in a family so scared by scientology. >> it was a subject we never talked about at the kids table of the family reunion, but he was my great grandfather. l. ron hubbard. >> cenk:
. >> jennifer: your tweets are a tough act to follow, and the numbers bear me out on that. someone is always in the war room. check us out online. you can check out our twitter feet, our facebook page and exclusive web extras, and thank you to you all for joining us here in "the war room." have a great night, and we'll see you back here tomorrow. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> cenk: welcome to the "the young turks." we have an interesting show for you tonight. we have...
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. >> jennifer: right. last quick question, what was the worst political movie of the year? >> "abraham vampire slayer." it was so serious about something that was so clearly ridiculous. >> jennifer: it was just wrong. that is hybrid vigor that does not work. all right. brett thank you so much for joining us. and thank you all for joining us here in "the war room." we'll see you back here on month. go see a movie. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] into welcome to "the young turks." osama bin laden was shot in the head. should we release them? i don't know. >> obama: photos of someone being shot in the head floating around. >> cenk: let 'em go, let 'em go. and historic as usual, global warming all over the united states and now it's costing business in mississippi. and then we have a person who is an activist for the dream act and then all of a sudden her mother gets picked up by the authorities. get a look at this reaction. [ sobbing ] >> cenk: she's going to be on the show today. and then finally here we go again, another republican talking about legitimate rape. >> it is true. we te
. >> jennifer: right. last quick question, what was the worst political movie of the year? >> "abraham vampire slayer." it was so serious about something that was so clearly ridiculous. >> jennifer: it was just wrong. that is hybrid vigor that does not work. all right. brett thank you so much for joining us. and thank you all for joining us here in "the war room." we'll see you back here on month. go see a movie. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] into welcome to...
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but i want to go take a shower after that. >> jennifer: all right. brett thank you for that. and we'll see you u back here tomorrow. >> cenk: welcome to "the young turks." we have a great and powerful show for you today. a thousand people have shown up in anonymous mask in ohio to protest the rape culture going on there. it was a powerful scene. >> another photo circulated by anonymous reportedly shows two of the accused men carrying the alleged unconscience victim. >> i don't want that trash walking around. >> cenk: president obama nominate hagel and brennan today, the secretary of defense and c.i.a. i love the republicans pretending that they care about gay people in order to oppose hagel. and hagel they don't think he's strung enough on israel and iran and iraq. >> what do you believe? what are you able to support? what do you think? why are you elected if you want a safe job go sell shoes. >> cenk: we have four advisers. on the show tonight to talk about that, and then finally we have a fun and interesting story about the world's poorest president. he's from uruguay. >> i
but i want to go take a shower after that. >> jennifer: all right. brett thank you for that. and we'll see you u back here tomorrow. >> cenk: welcome to "the young turks." we have a great and powerful show for you today. a thousand people have shown up in anonymous mask in ohio to protest the rape culture going on there. it was a powerful scene. >> another photo circulated by anonymous reportedly shows two of the accused men carrying the alleged unconscience victim....
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the next labor secretary will be jennifer granholm. former governor of michigan. >> peter: if you look at her speech -- >> bill: still soon to be former talk show host on current tv. our colleague. jennifer granholm. >> peter: there's no denying -- >> bill: michigan, union state. >> peter: i'm not breaking any new ground here. when you look at the obama cabinet and the most recent appointments, you've got john brennan -- >> bill: he needs a woman. >> peter: he lost a woman in his cabinet. you look at john kerry chuck hagel, john brennan, jack lew. it is clear that the loss of a woman in the cabinet is something that people are going to pay attention to. >> the white house is sensitive to that. without a doubt, i think you're right. that's a fascinating pick. i like that pick. >> bill: you can use it. >> i'll run with that. >> if you're stealing from him you're stealing twice. it is the "bill press show." i'm peter ogborn in with bill press. speaking of chuck hagel and john brennan, we'll talk about those two recent appointments by bara
the next labor secretary will be jennifer granholm. former governor of michigan. >> peter: if you look at her speech -- >> bill: still soon to be former talk show host on current tv. our colleague. jennifer granholm. >> peter: there's no denying -- >> bill: michigan, union state. >> peter: i'm not breaking any new ground here. when you look at the obama cabinet and the most recent appointments, you've got john brennan -- >> bill: he needs a woman. >>...
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i even talked to jennifer. i'm going to do her show tonight on current tv. >> you should say something. >> bill: yeah. maybe i should call her madam secretary. but i haven't even asked her whether she would accept the job that i've now given her. >> just details. >> bill: charles is in dallas, texas. hi charles. >> caller: how's it going, bill? >> bill: good. what's up? >> caller: i think this issue is a lot bigger than just obama and his appointments. if you look at the united states senate, for example, how many african-americans are there? >> bill: one. happens to be a republican. sadly. >> caller: so i think it's just a matter of the years and centuries of white -- dominated power structures that we're look at. >> bill: are you absolutely right. which is all the more -- why it is all the more important, i think, for president obama to change that, right and not to perpetuate it and maybe that's why people are surprised. >> i'm more interested in color and in gender than the people policy's are right. that's
i even talked to jennifer. i'm going to do her show tonight on current tv. >> you should say something. >> bill: yeah. maybe i should call her madam secretary. but i haven't even asked her whether she would accept the job that i've now given her. >> just details. >> bill: charles is in dallas, texas. hi charles. >> caller: how's it going, bill? >> bill: good. what's up? >> caller: i think this issue is a lot bigger than just obama and his appointments....
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. >> jennifer: thank you brett. good to see the leaders attacking the important issues like twitter @jengranholm follow me. somebody is always in our war room you can check out our exclusive web extras. thank you so much for joining us here in a great night. >> obama: let's do the right thing for them and this country that we love so much. thank you. let's sign these orders. >> all right very emotional appeal. we'll talk about that in a minute. plus yours truly in an ad for the nra of all things. brilliant idea that these lunatics had let's put more guns in school. wow, you got me on that. >> the media speaks for elites. america speaks for itself. >> cenk: i speak for the elites? i don't think they watch the show. they can start watching right now because it's go time. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> obama: we've got an obligation to try. >> the president today signed 23 executive orders. >> obama uses kids as human shields. >> some republicans say the white house effort is misguided. >> we're talking about gun safety an
. >> jennifer: thank you brett. good to see the leaders attacking the important issues like twitter @jengranholm follow me. somebody is always in our war room you can check out our exclusive web extras. thank you so much for joining us here in a great night. >> obama: let's do the right thing for them and this country that we love so much. thank you. let's sign these orders. >> all right very emotional appeal. we'll talk about that in a minute. plus yours truly in an ad for...
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jennifer mentioned his death on yesterday's show here about urban violence. his teacher sent us this photo. he says he was gentle well mannered and on his track to graduate. it's a good reminder that gun violence affects us from coast-to-coast, and senseless gun violence continues to happen in america every day. circumstance & the inside analysis. the presidential inauguration this monday morning at 10 eastern only on current tv. but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit even the smallest things became difficult. i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my rheumatologist and he prescribed enbrel. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, and stop joint damage. because enbrel, etanercept suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections tuberculosis lymphoma, other cancers, and nervous system and blood disorders have occurred. before starting enbrel your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region
jennifer mentioned his death on yesterday's show here about urban violence. his teacher sent us this photo. he says he was gentle well mannered and on his track to graduate. it's a good reminder that gun violence affects us from coast-to-coast, and senseless gun violence continues to happen in america every day. circumstance & the inside analysis. the presidential inauguration this monday morning at 10 eastern only on current tv. but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis...
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. >> jennifer: i totally agree. thank you all for joining us here in the war room. hope you have a great night and we will see you back here tomorrow night. >> cenk: "young turks," we've got a great show for you gabby giffords talking to the media now. >> children in the classroom it's time to say enough. >> it is time to say enough. we're going to talk to congressman steve cohen about that. we'll talk to one of the kennedys. he has controversial things to say not only about gun control but how fidell castro is underappreciated. we've got some great interviews for you guys. on a.i.g., these are the guys we bailed out. i can't believe they're doing this. turns out they're going to sue us for bailing them out. it makes me sick. on alex jones you've seen it by now, the crazy flip out but he's also flipped out on the "young turks." our battle with alex jones. that's nothing but fun. huge show ahead for you guys. it's go time. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> 34 americans are killed every day by firearms. >> how was newtown? >> we've got to protect our children, our police, our popu
. >> jennifer: i totally agree. thank you all for joining us here in the war room. hope you have a great night and we will see you back here tomorrow night. >> cenk: "young turks," we've got a great show for you gabby giffords talking to the media now. >> children in the classroom it's time to say enough. >> it is time to say enough. we're going to talk to congressman steve cohen about that. we'll talk to one of the kennedys. he has controversial things to say...
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. >> jennifer: somebody is always in our war room. check us out on line at current.com/thewarroom, it's also where you can link up to our twitter and facebook page. you can check out our exclusive web extras and to you all, thank you so much for joining us here in "the war room." have a great night, and we're going to have a great 2013. ♪ >> cenk: welcome to "the young turks." we've got one hell of a show for you today. that deal that the president made hated it, but i'm going to tell you why. i'm going to show you why and i'm not alone. congressman talked to me earlier today. >> it's a box canyon, and we're up head of it with social security and medicare and other important programs behind us. the congress has tags and we have strong arms. >> he had strong words for vice president joe biden. and then the republicans go after each other and well, the congress didn't want to give it, here is chris christie's response. >> 66 days and counting, shame on you and shame on congress. >> cenk: i'll tell i couldn't chris christie is no one t
. >> jennifer: somebody is always in our war room. check us out on line at current.com/thewarroom, it's also where you can link up to our twitter and facebook page. you can check out our exclusive web extras and to you all, thank you so much for joining us here in "the war room." have a great night, and we're going to have a great 2013. ♪ >> cenk: welcome to "the young turks." we've got one hell of a show for you today. that deal that the president made hated...
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. >> jennifer: that's so awesome brett. there is always next year. someone is always in our war room. check us out online at www.current.com/thewar room thank you for joining us in "the war room." i hope you have a great night. >> cenk: welcome to the "young turks." we've got breaking news on gun control. the president is fighting hard on it. we'll give you the exact days. we have good news out of new york, as well. what's the republican reaction? impeachment. >> i'm against having a king. i think having a monarach is what we fought the american revolution over. >> cenk: ok. well he's not the one calling for impeachment but other republicans are. of course! and then more injustice from our government unfortunately. now we've got a case of a man who's doing something perfectly legal in california, and what's the government going to do? send him to prison for 10 years. >> they came in there basically took all our stuff seized everything. >> public records show corporate paperwork goes to matthew davies, the property manager in stockton. >> cenk: that g
. >> jennifer: that's so awesome brett. there is always next year. someone is always in our war room. check us out online at www.current.com/thewar room thank you for joining us in "the war room." i hope you have a great night. >> cenk: welcome to the "young turks." we've got breaking news on gun control. the president is fighting hard on it. we'll give you the exact days. we have good news out of new york, as well. what's the republican reaction? impeachment....
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i love joe biden but not quite as much as jennifer does. someone is always in our war room. check us out on current.com/war room. have a great night, have a wonderful weekend and tun in to our inauguration coverage on monday. [ ♪ music ] >> welcome to "the young turks," i'm the other half of the largest online news show in the world, and tonight i'm here to show you why. yes, it's go time, but it is also my time. [ ♪ theme music ] >> on today's show we have some very important topics, but one of the most important topics is the assault on women's rights and reproductive rights. now it's the 40th anniversary of roe v. wade, and the republicans have a very perverse way of showinshowingshowing it. throughout the show to help me talk about these issues is michael shure, our epic politics man, and also michael hastings, thank you for joining us, gentlemen. >> of course, thank you for having me. >> of course. >> before we get to our conversation let me tell you what the issue is today with reproductive rights. we're seeing stories and reports from the national advocates of pre
i love joe biden but not quite as much as jennifer does. someone is always in our war room. check us out on current.com/war room. have a great night, have a wonderful weekend and tun in to our inauguration coverage on monday. [ ♪ music ] >> welcome to "the young turks," i'm the other half of the largest online news show in the world, and tonight i'm here to show you why. yes, it's go time, but it is also my time. [ ♪ theme music ] >> on today's show we have some very...
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i'm michael shure filling in for jennifer granholm. this is the war room. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> the supreme court today ruled that abortion is completely a private matter to be decided by mother and doctor in the first three months of pregnancy. the 7-2 ruling will likely lead to drastic overhall of laws on abortion. >> michael: it was 40 years ago that they legalized abortion in this country. the harris poll taken at that time found 52% of americans supported the decision. a wall street journal nbc poll found that 54% of americans believe women should be able to have an abortion. despite the widespread public support many lawmakers are doing whatever they can to take away a woman's right to choose. coming away from washington, d.c. is kay shepherd with mother jones magazine, kate, thank you for coming inside "the war room." >> thanks for having me. >> michael: kate, we read so much about mississippi. mississippi used to have 14 abortion clinics. now it just has one. how in 2013 does something like that happen? >> well, you know,
i'm michael shure filling in for jennifer granholm. this is the war room. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> the supreme court today ruled that abortion is completely a private matter to be decided by mother and doctor in the first three months of pregnancy. the 7-2 ruling will likely lead to drastic overhall of laws on abortion. >> michael: it was 40 years ago that they legalized abortion in this country. the harris poll taken at that time found 52% of americans supported the decision. a...
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. ♪ >> jennifer: brett i like her hat. she has penash. someone is also in our war room. check us out online at current.com. and thank you all for joining us in "the war room." we'll see you back here on monday. is >> here is part of the dispute. >> not an easy subject but pretty irrechiefible. >> that's not the case. that is not the case. then we have the order of the first legal pot den in the country on the show today. and then man the nra are so against guns except for the hollywood museum of guns. >> we have the jokers' shotgun. the one heath ledger used. and the one he won the academy award for. >> cenk: i love that they're bragging about it. that's an awesome piece of hypocrisy. we have an awesome show for you. it is go time. >> the intergas station technique was successful in findingbin ladenbin laden hide out. >> when waterboarding leads to information. that's not the case. >> whether or not the agency tried to mislead them. >> i they never asked. >> they did say some information leading to the capture came from those interrogation techniques. >> the name of the
. ♪ >> jennifer: brett i like her hat. she has penash. someone is also in our war room. check us out online at current.com. and thank you all for joining us in "the war room." we'll see you back here on monday. is >> here is part of the dispute. >> not an easy subject but pretty irrechiefible. >> that's not the case. that is not the case. then we have the order of the first legal pot den in the country on the show today. and then man the nra are so against...
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. >> jennifer: that refers to the committees that organize the inauguration. bill press did follow up with a more pointed question, and jay carney danced around it and similar questions from other reporters. unfortunately we may never know what happened on that stage with beyonce and whether she lip synced. check us out on line at current.com/thewarroom website. thanks so you all joining us here in "the war room." >> cenk: welcome to "the young turks." we have a great show ahead for you tonight. secretary of state hillary clinton went up the hill and the republicans were aggressive and hot style. get a look. >> had i been president at the time and i found that you did not read the cables from benghazi, you did not read the cables from ambassador stephens, i would have relieved you of your post. >> cenk: would you? thank you for that recommendation. we'll have michael hastings and lindsay moran to talk about the policies of it and what should have been done in benghazi. and an awesome story with how wall street got away with all their crimes. we'll be on the sh
. >> jennifer: that refers to the committees that organize the inauguration. bill press did follow up with a more pointed question, and jay carney danced around it and similar questions from other reporters. unfortunately we may never know what happened on that stage with beyonce and whether she lip synced. check us out on line at current.com/thewarroom website. thanks so you all joining us here in "the war room." >> cenk: welcome to "the young turks." we have a...
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. >> jennifer: it's so true, it's so true, dennis. all right someone is always in our war room. check us out online link up to our twitter page, and you have a great night. we'll see you tomorrow. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> cenk: welcome to "the young turks." guess what kind of show we have for you guys? an awesome one. of course. well we've got a lot of interesting different topics for you guys, including the out of control gun violence in chicago. the woman we're about to show you has four different kids killed by gun violence in chicago alone. >> what did i do wrong? you know? i was there for them. i made sure that they had--we didn't have everything that we wanted but we had what we needed. >> cenk: and her last son died this weekend. it's tragic. we're going to talk to two different people about that, including an african-american republican running for jesse jackson's old seat:. israeli elections happened, surprising results. we'll bring you the israeli council general on here to talk about what that means for this country. >> the former tv news anchor who called attention
. >> jennifer: it's so true, it's so true, dennis. all right someone is always in our war room. check us out online link up to our twitter page, and you have a great night. we'll see you tomorrow. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> cenk: welcome to "the young turks." guess what kind of show we have for you guys? an awesome one. of course. well we've got a lot of interesting different topics for you guys, including the out of control gun violence in chicago. the woman we're about...
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. ♪ >> jennifer: all right. somebody is always in our war room. check us out online at current.com/thewarroom. you can find our twitter page, our facebook page, and our exclusive web extras. have a great night. we'll see you back here tomorrow. >> cenk: welcome to the "the young turks." we got a great show for you guys tonight. alex jones remember the guy raving about gun control. 1776 on "the young turks." alex jones is here. >> i'm sick of glenn beck. i'm sick and tired of him. he's a punk. he called me a fascist. this is the guy who made jokes about torture and said it was a good thing. >> cenk: wait until you get a load of what he said jon stewart. nothing but fun. and aaron swartz. the government went after him like a ton of bricks. he committed suicide. oh devastating. i talked to him earlier in an interview on the online show. >> now i guess my job is to make sure it trickles down to other people. i feel like i got a pretty lucky break. right now there are millions of people who have not been so fortunate. >> he was trying to help people. t
. ♪ >> jennifer: all right. somebody is always in our war room. check us out online at current.com/thewarroom. you can find our twitter page, our facebook page, and our exclusive web extras. have a great night. we'll see you back here tomorrow. >> cenk: welcome to the "the young turks." we got a great show for you guys tonight. alex jones remember the guy raving about gun control. 1776 on "the young turks." alex jones is here. >> i'm sick of glenn beck....